At a Glance
- Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot dead by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on January 7, 2026, after pausing near a federal enforcement operation on Portland Ave. in Minneapolis.
- Surveillance shows Ross fired at least three shots into Good’s SUV as she attempted to drive away; the vehicle crashed into parked cars.
- Federal officials claim self-defense, while state leaders call the narrative “propaganda” and “garbage.”
- Why it matters: The killing, blocks from where George Floyd died, has reignited raw grief and mass protests over federal force in local communities.
Renee Nicole Good dropped her 6-year-old at school last Tuesday morning, then took a detour with her wife Becca toward Portland Avenue. Thousands of federal agents had flooded Minneapolis in a sweeping ICE operation, and neighbors were gathering to protest. Within seconds, Good lay dying behind the wheel, her SUV crashed, her widow screaming for a towel on a neighbor’s steps.
The Shooting
Video reviewed by News Of Losangeles shows a one-way residential street lined with snow. Good’s SUV partially blocked traffic as horns and whistles echoed from demonstrators. Becca stood nearby heckling masked officers; their dog sat in the backseat.
An officer ordered Good to “get out of the f-ing car,” then reached for the door. Good reversed. A second officer, Iraq War veteran and ICE firearms instructor Jonathan Ross, crossed in front. As Good turned her wheels to leave, Ross drew his service revolver and fired at least three shots into the windshield. The SUV surged forward, slamming into two parked cars.
Witness Lynette Reini-Grandell recalls: “I heard three pops … people screamed, ‘You killed her!'” Another resident, James, retrieved a towel for Becca. “I saw the bullet hole on the left, through her head. Everyone was hysterical.”
Conflicting Accounts
Within hours, President Donald Trump and federal officials said Ross acted in self-defense, alleging Good tried to run over agents. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem labeled the incident “domestic terrorism.”
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz pushed back: “What we’re seeing is the consequences of governance… by reality TV. Today that recklessness cost someone their life.” A DHS spokesperson confirmed Ross sustained internal bleeding but declined further details.
State and local leaders called the federal narrative “propaganda” and “garbage.”
Community Reaction
By nightfall January 7, candles flickered on Portland Ave. Thousands chanted, “Say her name-Renee Good,” and “F–k ICE.” The crowd stretched several blocks; neighbors handed out coffee and samosas. One man poured milk and scattered pomegranate seeds across the pavement. A protester with a megaphone led anti-Trump and anti-ICE chants until a frozen water bottle shattered candles and one arrest was made.
Carolyn Bredeson, who lives nearby, remembered Good as “vibrant and sweet,” adding, “They were friendly, open, warm people.” Kristen, a St. Paul teacher, described the vigil as “peaceful, calm… people helping each other out.”
Aftermath
The block where Good died sits one mile from the intersection where George Floyd was murdered in 2020. For many residents, the geography feels cruelly familiar-another Black life lost to law enforcement, another community left to mourn.
In a January 9 statement, Becca Good said simply: “We stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.” She now faces raising their son alone, continuing, as she put it, “to teach him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him.”
Flowers, paintings, and signs reading “REMEMBER RENEE GOOD. ICE BAD” still ring the site. Protesters vow to return each evening until federal agents leave city streets.
Federal authorities have not announced any disciplinary action against Ross, who joined ICE in 2015 and served on the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. The investigation remains open.
